Inkjet & Digital Printing

Epson Artisan 50 Single Function Printer Combines Imagination With Innovation

Thursday 21. May 2009 - Epson America Inc. today introduced the Artisan(R) 50, an affordable high-performance single function ink jet printer that's ideal for printing digital photos and everyday projects.

Priced at $99.99 (estimated street price), this compact and stylish printer enables users to create Ultra Hi-Definition photos with amazing richness, depth and clarity. The Epson Artisan 50 also lets users print their own images and text onto ink jet printable CDs and DVDs. It can also print documents, e-mails and itineraries quickly and easily at print speeds up to 38 ppm color, and laser-quality speeds of 5 ppm black and 4.8 ppm color(1).

“This Artisan 50 is an extremely easy-to-use, yet powerful single-function printer with a unique set of features designed to ignite your creative inspirations,” said Steve Semos, product manager, consumer ink jets, Epson America Inc. “In today’s world of single-function printers, this product is arguably the best value out there.”

Key Features and Benefits:
— Professional looking CDs/DVDs – print right onto ink jet printable
CDs/DVDs (software included)
— Perfect photos made easy – includes Auto Photo Correction and red-eye
removal
— Ideal for printing everything from creative projects to everyday
documents and e-mail
— Save paper with two-sided printing(2)
— Superior image quality without compromising speed with advanced
MicroPiezo(R) ink jet technology, exclusively from Epson
— Better than lab quality photos – photos are smudge, scratch, water(3)
and fade(4) resistant
— Fast print speeds(1) – maximum print speeds up to 38 ppm color, photos
as fast as 11 seconds, laser-quality print speeds of 5 ppm black and
4.8 ppm color
— Individual ink cartridges – replace only the color you need




The Epson Artisan 50 will be available in June through major computer, office and electronic superstores, a variety of retail stores nationwide, mail order, PC manufacturers, the Internet, and Epson’s own retail site, www.epsonstore.com.

Better Products for a Better Future(TM)
The Epson Artisan 50 delivers the following eco-friendly benefits:
— Save up to 50 percent of your paper supply with manual, two-sided
printing(2)
— Designed to be recycled(5)
— ENERGY STAR(R) qualified
— RoHS compliant




Epson knows that planning for the future requires a strong commitment to the environment. That is why the company strives to create innovative products that are reliable, recyclable and energy efficient. Better products that use fewer resources help ensure a better future for us all.